# Making empty variable empty and then setting the value from firebase **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [December 19, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/making-empty-variable-empty-and-then-setting-the-value-from-firebase/374647 "2019-12-19T13:08:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![videshi.in.germanydr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/90ced4/32.png) [@videshi.in.germanydr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/videshi.in.germanydr)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/making-empty-variable-empty-and-then-setting-the-value-from-firebase/374647/1 "2019-12-19T13:08:05Z")
Please help me to know what is the error. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/f/7f1e36da0de70033f49209379c601f29deebed8d.png) i want to reset the value of stored value once the page start and then set the value from firebase or is there any other option to use to data change from db ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 10:04am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/making-empty-variable-empty-and-then-setting-the-value-from-firebase/374647/2 "2020-07-16T10:04:46Z")
Hey @videshi.in.germanydr, Have you considered using a Cloud variable for this instead? I find that they are much easier to work with. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/making-empty-variable-empty-and-then-setting-the-value-from-firebase/374647/3 "2024-11-08T11:46:22Z")